2002Final results
2002 election for North Carolina House District 97
North Carolina House of Representatives · North Carolina
Joe L. Kiser (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Floyd E. Mason (D) by 20.2 points.
Joe L. KiserRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%11,859
Floyd E. MasonDemocrat
38.3%7,760
Bryan EdwardsLibertarian
3.2%650
20,269 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET